Ligue 1

First things first, Neymar - a global football icon and phenomenon now plies his trade in the Ligue 1 and this is no small feat. In terms of individual talent, only Spain can claim to have better players than him (for now). A potential Ballon D’Or winner and the heir to Pélé’s throne in Brazilian folklore, Neymar was criticised...

“A year at Barcelona is like two anywhere else” – Victor Valdes
The problems only started to become clear. Recruitment being a obvious one. Apart from Neymar and Luis Suarez, Barcelona’s recent transfers have been expensive failures; Arda Turan, Andre Gomes, Vidal and Paco Alcacer have failed to make much, if any impact.
Since the World War 2, only two Barcelona managers ever stayed ...

Ligue 1 has been perhaps the most uninspiring of the top 5 leagues in recent times despite major investments (perhaps, all of the billions are spent on just one club). Not so exciting in many regards; controversies, rivalries and not even scandals.
The Paris-Lyon dominance looks set to continue. Both teams have won 10 of the last 14 Ligue 1...